Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Approves Four-Fold Increase in Monetary Assistance for Battle Casualties from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 8 lakh
- Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has given in principle approval to hike the monetary assistance to Next of Kin (NoK) of all categories of Battle Casualty (BC) from present Rs 2 lakh to Rs 8 lakh.
- The amount will be granted under Army Battle Casualties Welfare Fund (ABCWF), set up under Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare (ESW), Ministry of Defence.